NHS may refer to Healthcare Niagara Health System , a seven hospital amalgamation in Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. Services governed by the National Health Board in New Zealand Services of the Health in South Africa National Health System governed by the Department of Health in South Africa Used without national qualification as an abbreviation of the formal title National Health Service One of the three separate National Health Service s in Great Britain National Health Service England NHS England NHS Scotland NHS Wales The Department of Health United Kingdom UK Department of Health when performing certain functions not devolved to one of the national health services and representing such as NHS activities using the logo of the English NHS Used without national qualification as an abbreviation of the descriptive national health service but NOT as a formal title commonly for Health and Care NI , the health service for Northern Ireland the perceived but erroneous perception of two or more of the above national health systems in the United Kingdom as a single body The health system operated by the Department of Social Care Isle of Man the phrase National Health Service is used in the titles of applicable legislation but not formally by the health services. Schools School of Nursing and Health Studies , part of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., US Nanikhir High School , a school in Gopalganj District, Bangladesh Nantucket High School , Nantucket, Massachusetts, US Naples High School , Naples, Florida, US Naugatuck High School , Naugatuck, Connecticut, US Needham High School , Needham, Massachusetts, US Nepean High School Ottawa , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Neshaminy ... Trade Unions of Croatia , or Nezavisni Hrvatski Sindikati NHS Newport Historical Society , an American ... Census National Household Survey National Household Survey disambig Category Initialisms de NHS it NHS nl NHS ... more details
NHS Shetland is one of the fourteen regions of NHS Scotland . It provides healthcare services in the Shetland area. NHS Shetland is headquartered in Brevik House, Lerwick. NHS Shetland operates two hospitals Gilbert Bain Hospital , Lerwick Montfield Hospital, Lerwick External links http www.shb.scot.nhs.uk index.asp NHS Shetland NHS Scotland Category NHS Shetland Scotland org stub Shetland stub NHS stub ... more details
NHS Orkney is one of the fourteen regions of the NHS Scotland . It provides healthcare services in the Orkney area. NHS Orkney is headquartered in Garden House Kirkwall . It operates one hospital, Balfour Hospital , in Kirkwall. External links http www.ohb.scot.nhs.uk index.htm NHS Orkney NHS Scotland Category NHS Orkney Scotland org stub NHS stub Orkney stub ... more details
Infobox NHS health board name Borders image Image NHSborders.gif area Scottish Borders size 4,732 square kilometres start population 110,200 staff Hospitals List of hospitals in Scotland HQ Melrose map Image NHSborders.png web http www.nhsborders.org.uk view item.aspx?item id 16627 Official website NHS Borders is one of the fourteen regions of NHS Scotland . It provides healthcare services in the Scottish Borders area. NHS Borders is headquartered in Melrose, Scotland Melrose . Hospitals Borders General Hospital , Melrose, Scotland Melrose Coldstream Cottage Hospital Hawick Community Hospital Hay Lodge Hospital , Peebles Kelso Hospital Knoll Hospital , Duns Sister Margaret Cottage Hospital , Jedburgh External links http www.nhsborders.org.uk NHS Borders NHS Scotland Category NHS Borders Scotland org stub NHS stub ... more details
File Confed logo.gif thumb NHS Confederation logo The NHS Confederation is an independent membership ... Health Service England National Health Service NHS services in England . It is the only body to speak for the whole of the NHS on the issues that matter to all those involved in healthcare. It also ... NHS to help improve the health of patients and the public. Aims The NHS Confederation works to influence ... that matter most to its members, patients and the public. Support functions The NHS Confederation also provides a number of industry wide support functions for the NHS including the NHS Employers organisation that works to represent trusts in England on workforce issues the NHS European Office that promotes the priorities and interests of the NHS to Europe an Institutions and provides information and advice to NHS trusts on relevant European Union developments the Service Delivery and Organisation Network and the Health Services Research Network that help NHS trusts to access and engage with health services research. Aspects Networks The NHS Confederation also has a range of specialist networks ... NHS Partners Network Associate membership It has Associate members who are commercial and third ... Ireland, and Scotland The Welsh NHS Confederation and the Northern Ireland Confederation for Health and Social Care support members in their countries and there is a subscription service for NHS organisations in Scotland. Officers The Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation is Mike Farrar , formerly ... Pearson. Annual conference The NHS Confederation holds an annual conference, attended primarily by senior leaders in NHS organisations. The conference programme contains a mixture of high profile and influential ... of the NHS David Nicolson and NHS Confederation Director of policy Nigel Edwards. Bookings are now ... . Publications The NHS Confederation produces regular reports and consultations on key health care ... cover topics including commissioning, mental health, personnel health budgets and the NHS operating ... more details
Infobox NHS health board name Grampian image Image Nhsgrampianlogo.png 150px area Aberdeenshire , City of Aberdeen , Moray size convert 3360 sqmi km2 start 2004 population 525,936 staff 17,000 ref http www.nhsgrampianjobs.org about.html NHS Grampian Jobs About NHS Grampian ref Hospitals List of hospitals in Scotland HQ Aberdeen map Image NHSgrampian.png web http www.nhsgrampian.org NHS Grampian website NHS Grampian Scottish Gaelic language Gaelic B rd SSN nam Monadh is one of the fourteen regions of NHS Scotland . ref name organisations cite web url http www.show.scot.nhs.uk organisations title ... of Grampian University Hospitals NHS Trust , Grampian Primary Care NHS Trust and Grampian Health Board . ref name NHS Grampian About NHS Grampian http www.nhsgrampian.org nhsgrampian gra display hospital.jsp?pContentID 65&p applic CCC&p service Content.show& NHS Grampian About NHS ...?pContentID 65&p applic CCC&p service Content.show& title About NHS Grampian publisher nhsgrampian.org accessdate 2008 12 22 ref NHS Grampian consists of acute services, corporate services and three ... and Moray to cover a population of over 500,000. NHS Grampian is also very closely linked ..., workforce planning and training. ref name NHS Grampian About NHS Grampian Hospitals main List of hospitals in Scotland There are 9 main hospitals in the NHS Grampian region, the largest being ... 3&pMenuID 81&p service Content.show& NHS Grampian Hospitals ref Dr Gray s Hospital is located in Elgin ... hospital.jsp?pContentID 381&p applic CCC&pElementID 35&pMenuID 3&p service Content.show& NHS Grampian ...& NHS Grampian Community Hospitals ref 89 GP Practices ref http www.nhsgrampian.org nhsgrampian ...& NHS Grampian General Practitioners ref and various other specialist care units. References ... ghb.htm NHS Grampian on NHS Scotland website NHS Scotland Hospitals in NHS Grampian Category Organisations based in Aberdeen Category NHS Grampian ... more details
A National Health Service trust provides services on behalf of the National Health Service NHS in England and NHS Wales . The trusts are not Trust law trusts in the legal sense but are in effect public sector corporations. Each trust is headed by a board of directors board consisting of executive director executive and non executive director s, and is chairman chaired by a non executive director. Non executive directors are recruited by open advertisement. All trust boards are required to have an audit committee consisting only of non executive directors, on which the chair may not sit. This committee is entrusted not only with supervision of financial audit , but of systems of corporate governance within the trust. Types of NHS trust There are several types of trust providing services for the NHS ref http www.nhs.uk aboutnhs HowtheNHSworks authoritiesandtrusts Pages authoritiesandtrusts.aspx NHS Choices About the NHS Authorities and trusts ref Commissioning trusts NHS primary care trust PCT , which provides primary care services and commissions secondary care services NHS care trust , providing commissioning health and social care services, usually with responsibilities of both a PCT and a Local government in England local authority Commissioned trusts NHS hospital trust also known as an acute trust , which provides secondary care services NHS mental health services trust NHS ambulance services trust May apply to Monitor NHS Monitor become an NHS foundation trust , gaining greater independence. This sentence is incomplete or grammattically incorrect, please correct it. I can ... . Other types of NHS organisation Special health authorities NHS special health authority , organised on a national basis, dealing with NHS wide issues Strategic health authorities In addition there are after ... Statistics ref ten NHS strategic health authority NHS strategic health authorities , organised ... of NHS Trusts References reflist Category National Health Service ... more details
Infobox NHS health board name Fife image Image NHSfife.gif area Fife size 1,325 square kilometres start population 358,900 staff Hospitals List of hospitals in Scotland HQ Kirkcaldy map Image NHSfife.png web http www.nhsfife.org NHS Fife Website NHS Fife Scottish Gaelic language Gaelic B rd SSN F obha is one of the fourteen regions of NHS Scotland . It provides healthcare services in the Fife area. NHS Fife is headquartered in Hayfield House, Kirkcaldy . Hospitals Fife Adamson Hospital , Cupar Cameron Hospital , Windygates Forth Park Hospital , Kirkcaldy Glenrothes Hospital Lynebank Hospital , Dunfermline Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline Randolph Wemyss Memorial Hospital , Buckhaven St Andrews Community Hospital , St Andrews Stratheden Hospital , Springfield, Fife Springfield Cupar Victoria Hospital Kirkcaldy Victoria Hospital , Kirkcaldy Whytemans Brae Hospital , Kirkcaldy External links http www.nhsfife.org NHS Fife NHS Scotland Category NHS Fife Scotland org stub NHS stub ... more details
NHS Direct is the health advice and information service provided by the National Health Service England National Health Service NHS for residents and visitors in England , with advice offered 24 7 24 hours ... NHS Direct title What is NHS Direct? url http www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk About WhatIsNHSDirect ref As a part of the National Health Service, all NHS Direct services are free at the point of care. Users ... then be given treatment advice or referred on to another service within the NHS. As well as these core services, NHS Direct provides a number of commissioned services throughout the NHS, such as specialised ... healthcare out of hours, and a professional response system for times of public health anxiety. NHS ... public services covering Scotland NHS 24 and Wales NHS Direct Wales . Northern Ireland does not have ... to scrap the NHS Direct 0845 46 47 helpline telephone service in favour of the cheaper NHS 111 England NHS 111 number. This intention was set out in the white paper, but was portrayed in the media ... news uk 11120853 Government confirms plan to scrap NHS Direct helpline . Retrieved 28 August 2010. ref Health and symptomatic advice NHS Direct s core service is the provision of health advice .... Telephone service In England and Wales, the NHS Direct telephone service is available on 0845 ... services and healthy living advice. Every person that calls NHS Direct feeling unwell is assessed ... their General practitioner GP , the NHS Direct telephone service reduces the demand on National Health Service England NHS resources and helps to avoid unnecessary trips to the doctor, dentist and Emergency department accident and emergency department . The NHS Direct telephone service also provides ... service available on 0845 606 4647 . Website The NHS Direct website can be found at http ... NHS service. For more complex queries, the symptom checkers allow the user to receive a call back from a nurse or to take part in a webchat for further information and help. All NHS Direct health ... more details
The National Health Service Executive NHS Executive was an integral part of the British Department of Health. It advised Ministers on the development of NHS policy and was responsible for the effective management of the NHS. The Executive ceased to exist on 1 April 2002. The functions of the NHS Executive ... Management Group IMG was part of the NHS Executive made up jointly of civil servants and NHS staff. The IMG formed part of the Human and Corporate Resources Directorate, represented on the NHS Executive Board by Ken Jarrold. Their aim was to improve the ability of the NHS to harness ... objectives was to promote and implement the NHS Executive s national Information Management and Technology IM&T Strategy. The IMG worked with other parts of the NHS Executive and the wider Department .... Offices Main Offices NHS Executive London HQ NHS Executive, Department of Health, Skipton House, 80 London Road, London, SE1 6LH, United Kingdom NHS Executive Leeds HQ Medical Education Unit, Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, LS2 7UE, United Kingdom Regional Offices NHS Executive Eastern R & D Directorate, Capital Park, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB1 5XB, United Kingdom NHS Executive North West 930 932 Birchwood Boulevard, Millennium Park, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 7QN, United Kingdom NHS Executive ... Park, Durham, DH1 3YG, United Kingdom NHS Executive South East Research & Knowledge Management Directorate, 40 Eastbourne Terrace, London, W2 3QR, United Kingdom NHS Executive South West R & D Directorate, Westward House, Lime Kiln Close, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, BS34 8SR, United Kingdom NHS Executive ... NHS Executive West Midlands R & D Directorate, Bartholomew House, 142 Hagley Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B16 9PA, United Kingdom NHS Executive Anglia & Oxford 6 12 Capital Drive, Linford Wood, Milton ... IMG History and Background to the GHIFT Project . NHS Information Authority, CHIME, Royal Free ... FAST Foundation for Assistive Technology . 2005 http www.redbook.i12.com rb Docs rb599.htm List of NHS ... more details
one source date March 2011 wikify date March 2011 NHS Barnet legally known as Barnet Primary Care Trust is the statutory National Health Service NHS body responsible for improving the health of the resident population within the London Borough of Barnet . NHS Barnet commissions buys services for the second largest London borough , both in terms of geographical size and population currently estimated at 331,500 . Barnet Primary Care Trust was established on 1 April 2001, taking on functions previously undertaken by the three former Barnet Primary Care Groups and Barnet Health Authority. The Trust also assumed responsibility for the community services previously provided by Barnet Healthcare NHS Trust other than mental health services, which are provided by the Barnet, Enfield, and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust . In May 2009 Barnet Primary Care Trust rebranded to be called NHS Barnet in line with a national move to create a one stop contact for all NHS services for patients. In legal terms the organisation remains Barnet Primary Care Trust. On 1 April 2010 it was announced that Barnet Community Services, the provider arm of the Trust will be moving away to be hosted by the Central ..., the voluntary sector and other health related agencies, NHS Barnet aims, where possible, to ensure ... necessary. NHS Barnet is responsible for managing the local health system , for developing services and for making financial investment s. To deliver a comprehensive health programme, NHS Barnet commissions ... providers, voluntary sector, acute hospital s and mental health trusts. Together, NHS Barnet ... NHS Barnet holds an annual budget of approximately 500 million this figure fluctuates annually . Approximately ... is spent. References Local Guide to Health Services 1 External links NHS Barnet website http www.barnet.nhs.uk NHS Barnet young persons website http www.bu21.org.uk DEFAULTSORT Nhs Barnet Category London Borough of Barnet Category NHS Primary Care Trusts Category NHS London Barnet ... more details
NHS Highland is one of the fourteen regions of NHS Scotland . Geographically, it is the largest Health Board, covering an area of 32,500 km from Kintyre in the south west to Caithness in the north east, serving a population of 300,000 people. It employs over 9,000 people, making it one of the largest employers in the region. Amalgamation On April 1, 2006, NHS Highland took over responsibility for part of the former NHS Argyll and Clyde region corresponding approximately to the Argyll and Bute council area , the other part of which was transferred to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde . Organisation NHS Highland is composed of one specialist services unit and four Community Health Partnership s North Highland based in Wick, Highland Wick Mid Highland based in Invergordon South and East Highland based in Inverness Argyll and Bute based in Oban and Lochgilphead Hospitals List of hospitals in Scotland Highland and Argyll List of hospitals in Scotland NHS Highland section NHS Highland is responsible for five district general hospital s Raigmore Hospital , Inverness Caithness General Hospital , Wick, Highland Wick Belford Hospital, Fort William, Highland Fort William Lorn and Islands Hospital, Oban Dunoon General Hospital There are also a number of Community Hospitals The Mackinnon Memorial Hospital in Broadford, Skye Broadford on Skye staffed by rural practitioners and serves Skye and Lochalsh Ross Memorial Hospital in Dingwall County Hospital in Invergordon Lawson Memorial Hospital in Golspie See also Glencoe House External links http www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk NHS Highland website NHS Scotland DEFAULTSORT Nhs Highland Category NHS Highland Category Health in Highland council area Category Health in Argyll Category Organisations based in Inverness NHS stub scotland org stub ... more details
The NHS number is a unique number used by the National Health Service in England and Wales to identify patients. ref http www.nhs.uk NHSEngland thenhs records Pages thenhsnumber.aspx The NHS number ref Scotland s equivalent is called a Community Health Index Scotland CHI number . See also NHS Connecting for Health National Insurance Number References reflist Category National Health Service Category National identification numbers ... more details
NHS 24 is the name of a confidential health advice and information service provided by NHS Scotland . It is the equivalent to the NHS Direct scheme in England and NHS Direct Wales , allowing people who feel unwell or those caring for them to obtain advice if it is not convenient or possible to wait until they can visit their General Practitioner when the practice is next open. It is not intended as a substitute for obtaining an emergency ambulance service via 999 emergency telephone number 999 . Using NHS24 The service can be used in more than one way Self Help Guide Internet This enables a diagnosis to be made without assistance by answering a series of questions after accessing the main http www.nhs24.com web page and selecting the NHS Self help guide option. Users will be given one of three final results Self Care, if it is safe to manage the problem at home Call NHS 24, if it is necessary to speak to a member of NHS 24 staff for further advice Dial 999, if the problem requires the use of an ambulance service The Internet service also provides access to an NHS Health Encyclopaedia which gives information on illnesses, conditions, tests and treatment and to Pharmacy Opening Times throughout Scotland. The internet information is used under licence from the UK Department of Health and is based on thus not necessarily identical to the content displayed by the English service NHS ...?page s2 3 NHS 24 Language Line ref is provided for a number of languages for which leaflets are issued which instruct callers to tell the NHS 24 staff I am nationality described in English , I .... At the end of the consultation, NHS 24 will contact the Scottish Ambulance Service if necessary ... content default.asp?page s1 8 2 . Organisation NHS24 is controlled by the NHS 24 Board http www.nhs24.com content default.asp?page s21 . The Board is a NHS Scotland Special Health Boards Special ... NHS Scotland Category Helplines Category Health informatics ... more details
N3 is the national broadband network for the English National Health Service NHS , connecting all NHS locations and 1.3 million employees across England. In 2004, BT Group BT was awarded the contract to deliver and manage N3 on behalf of the NHS. N3 is a single, high availability, secure and fast broadband network. It provides the foundations to deliver other components of the NHS National Programme for IT NPfIT such as Choose and Book, the NHS Care Records Service , Electronic Prescriptions and the NHS Picture Archiving and Communications System . N3 runs over a high speed IP based Virtual Private Network. It links acute hospitals and GP surgeries in England through 58 points of presence Point of presence POPs , and also has a further 5 POPs in Scotland. N3 is fully resilient at backbone and POP level, enabling 100 Core Network service availability. The standardised national infrastructure will enable the rollout of 21st Century healthcare IT applications and the next generation of IP based converged communications solutions. In March 2007, N3 s Voice Services were launched. These services offer free on net calls, and potential to reduce fixed to mobile costs. As the N3 Service Provider N3SP , BT works with NHS Connecting for Health NHS CFH to support the delivery of the NPfIT, and develop products and services to capitalise on N3 s state of the art capabilities. N3SP has an ISO 20000 accreditation for IT service management, and is ITIL compliant. References http www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk systemsandservices n3 background NHS Connecting for Health Background to N3 External links http www.n3.nhs.uk Official website http www.n3.nhs.uk n3scotland N3 Scotland Category NHS England Category Science and technology in England England stub NHS stub ... more details
Image NHS logo in Wales.png thumb right The logo of NHS Wales NHS Wales lang cy Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol ... of the devolved Welsh Government . NHS Wales was originally formed as part ... over the NHS in Wales coming under the Secretary of State for Wales in 1969. Responsibility for NHS Wales was passed to the Welsh Government under devolution in 1999 and has since then been ... historycontext ref NHS Wales provides emergency services and a range of primary care .... Specialist hospitals provide services such as burns units, plastics and cardiac surgery. NHS Wales ... Health Board s LHBs in Wales and three national NHS Trusts. ref http wales.gov.uk topics health nhswales reform ?lang en ref Each LHB is responsible for delivering all NHS healthcare services within a geographical area. Three NHS Trusts, called all Wales trusts , operate nationwide agencies and services ... NHS Trust ref http www.velindre tr.wales.nhs.uk ref providing specialist cancer services , and Public ... on 1 October 2009 following a reorganisation of NHS Wales that saw the abolition of 22 Local Health Boards LHBs and seven NHS Trusts that had existed since 2003. ref http www.wales.nhs.uk documents lhb leaflet e.pdf ref Since the reorganisation Health Boards are responsible for delivering all NHS ... and third largest in the United Kingdom . Other NHS Wales bodies Another important organisation .... It also provides advise and guidance about specialist services to other parts of NHS Wales. NHS ... of operational ICT services and information management. NHS Direct Wales Galw Iechyd Cymru provides .... NHS Direct Wales is part of the Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust. There are seven Community Health Councils in Wales which monitor the quality of the NHS services provided within a Health Board area and provide information about available services to the public. Staff NHS Wales provides ... staff, estates and management staff, catering and domestic support staff. Most staff working for NHS ... more details
Image Call 111 Logo.svg thumb NHS 111 is an England English medical helpline, with a free to call three ... by 2013, at which point it will replace the NHS Direct 0845 4647 number which has been running since 1998. ref cite web publisher NHS Direct title Update on 111 url http www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk ... www.guardian.co.uk politics 2010 aug 27 nhs direct health phone service title NHS Direct to be replaced ... Helpline NHS Direct Is To Be Axed And Replaced By The New 111 Service Article 201008415708224?f rss title Medical Helpline NHS Direct To Be Axed date 28 August 2010 work Sky News Online accessdate 2010 .... ref name nhsd2 cite web publisher NHS Direct title NHS Direct delivering NHS 111 in East ... and development During 2007, the Department of Health s Our NHS, Our Future report identified confusion surrounding access to certain NHS services in England and suggested the introduction of a national ... government proposed that 111 could replace the existing NHS Direct telephone helpline in England ref name nhsd3 cite web url http www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk en News LatestNews NHS111Launch title NHS Direct launches publisher NHS Direct date 28 August 2010 ref ref cite news url http www.bbc.co.uk news uk 11120853 work BBC News title Government confirms plan to scrap NHS Direct helpline date 29 August 2010 ref . The suggestion of replacing NHS Direct with 111 proved controversial as it was seen by some critics as a cut price replacement, due to likely replacement of NHS Direct nurses with NHS ... has since denied plans to close NHS Direct in England, claiming that existing staff would provide the new ... ref ref http www.mirror.co.uk news top stories 2010 09 10 nhs direct to continue after condem climbdown ... for the new NHS 111 number to be run by various providers on an any qualified provider basis, with an expected ongoing role for the incumbent NHS Direct NHS trust in running some of the services. NHS Direct are running the trials in Nottingham, Lincolnshire and Luton and are providing health ... more details
NHS Together is a campaign alliance of the Trade union health service unions in the United Kingdom and staff associations working with the TUC , which opposes any form of commercial competition with or within the National Health Service . It is made up of several unions, including UNISON and the British Medical Association . ref cite web url http www.tuc.org.uk nhstogether campaign.cfm?theme nhstogether title About the NHS Together Campaign publisher TUC accessdate 2007 11 02 ref About NHS Together is a group of organisations, largely health service trade unions, opposing any reforms which would involve privatisation or extension of private sector operation within the NHS. They claim that blockquote We want to raise the alarm at what is happening to the NHS and to press the government for honest and open discussion about its reform agenda. The NHS has been getting better thanks to increased spending and the dedication and commitment of NHS workers to new ways of working. But progress is under threat Health trust deficits are causing cuts in patient care and staff jobs NHS staff support ... involvement. The fragmentation of the NHS threatens the NHS values that bind it together. ref cite web url http www.tuc.org.uk theme index.cfm?theme nhstogether title Celebrate and Defend the NHS .... One is a petition, calling upon the government to work closer with NHS staff and patients to improve ... nhstogether title Defend the NHS Petition publisher TUC accessdate 2007 11 02 ref A rally, entitled I NHS also took place on November 3 in London . ref cite web url http www.tuc.org.uk nhstogether ... message giving his support. ref cite web url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi uk 7076231.stm title NHS ... publicsector tuc 13892 f0.cfm?theme nhstogether title Celebs Sign Up to Support NHS Together I Love NHS March and Rally 3 November publisher TUC date 2007 10 31 accessdate 2007 11 02 ref References Reflist External links http www.tuc.org.uk theme index.cfm?theme nhstogether NHS Together Homepage ... more details
Cleanup date April 2009 Image NHS Scotland Logo.JPG thumb alt NHS Scotland NHS Scotland NHS Scotland ... separation between NHS Scotland and the other three healthcare organisations each commonly called ... ordination and co operation where cross border or emergency care is involved. In 2006, the NHS in Scotland ... as independent contractors providing a range of services within the NHS in return for fees and allowances. ref http www.show.scot.nhs.uk introduction.aspx About the NHS in Scotland NHS Scotland ref ... 06 ref A website has been created to mark 60 years of the NHS in Scotland. ref http www.60yearsofnhsscotland.co.uk news and events Celebrating 60 years of the NHS in Scotland www.60yearsofnhsscotland.co.uk .... Before 1948 Prior to the creation of Scotland s NHS in 1948, the state was involved with the provision ... birth of nhs scotland scotland in 1948.html What made Scotland different? 60yearsofnhsscotland.co.uk ... of 14 geographically based local NHS Boards and a number of National Special Health Boards. In April 2004 the NHS became an integrated service under the management of NHS Boards. Local authority nominees ... abolished and hospitals are now managed by the acute division of the NHS Board. Contracted services such as GPs and pharmacies are contracted through the NHS Board, but work in Community Health Partnerships ... border collapse collapse colspan 2 style text align center background c8c8ff NHS Scotland Health Boards class wikitable No Name 1 NHS Ayrshire and Arran 2 NHS Borders 3 NHS Dumfries and Galloway 4 NHS Western Isles Scottish Gaelic Gaelic B rd SSN nan Eilean Siar 5 NHS Fife 6 NHS Forth Valley 7 NHS Grampian 8 NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde 9 NHS Highland 10 NHS Lanarkshire 11 NHS Lothian 12 NHS Orkney 13 NHS Shetland 14 NHS Tayside Image NHS Health Boards.PNG thumb 300px Map of Health Boards Former Health Boards NHS Argyll and Clyde now no longer operates. Its responsibilities were shared between NHS Highland and NHS Greater Glasgow on 1 April 2006, and the latter was re named NHS Greater ... more details
NHS London is a NHS strategic health authority strategic health authority of the National Health Service England National Health Service in England . It operates in the London region, which is wiktionary coterminous coterminous with the local Regions of England government office region . NHS London provides strategic leadership for all of the NHS health services in the capital. NHS London overall responsibility for the performance of 31 primary care trusts PCTs , which now sit in 6 clusters, 20 acute trusts, three mental health trusts and the London Ambulance Service. A further 16 trusts in London are self governing as foundation trusts. Its first Chair was George Greener, who was replaced after his resignation in September 2008 with Richard Sykes biochemist Sir Richard Sykes . Its Chief Executive is Ruth Carnall. Richard Sykes resigned as Chair in May 2010 over the Cameron Ministry incoming government s decision to halt planned hospital reorganisations in London, which included closure of A&E and maternity units and the building of new polyclinic s. ref cite news url http www.guardian.co.uk uk 2010 may 26 nhs london richard sykes resigns title NHS London chief Richard Sykes resigns in care review row author Randeep Ramesh publisher The Guardian date 26 May 2010 accessdate 2010 05 27 ref Professor Mike Spyer , became the Interim Chair of the Board in 2010 and was confirmed as as the permanent chair in 2011. Healthcare for London In December 2006 NHS London asked Ara Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham Professor Sir Ara Darzi to develop a strategy to meet Londoners health needs over ... for Action Cite paper author Professor the Lord Darzi of Denham KBE publisher NHS London title ... the change of government in May 2010, however a number of pan London NHS programmes remain within ... Official website http www.healthcareforlondon.nhs.uk Healthcare for London Category NHS strategic health authorities London Category NHS London NHS stub ... more details
Infobox NHS health board name Lanarkshire image Image NHSlanarkshire.jpg area North Lanarkshire , South Lanarkshire size 4,732 square kilometres start population 553,200 staff 12,000 Hospitals List of hospitals in Scotland HQ Kirklands, Bothwell, South Lanarkshire map Image NHSlanarkshire.png web http www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk Website NHS Lanarkshire is responsible for improving the health of more than 553,000 people living within the subdivisions of Scotland council area s of North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire in Scotland . NHS Lanarkshire employs approximately 12,000 staff. The board is based at Kirklands, Fallside Road in Bothwell, South Lanarkshire. ref http www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk About Us Introduction.htm NHS Lanarkshire ref There are three district general hospital s in the area Hairmyres Hospital , Monklands Hospital and Wishaw General Hospital . Each of these hospitals has an Emergency medicine accident and emergency department and provides a range of specialist medical and surgical services. Maternity services are based at Wishaw General Hospital. Primary health care is provided in the community and includes general practitioner s GPs , dentistry dentist s, pharmacist s, health visitor s and a wide range of health professionals. NHS Lanarkshire s primary care facilities include health centres and 17 community and day hospitals. The State Hospital for Scotland and Northern Ireland also known as the State Hospital , Carstairs Hospital or locally as the Pen , at Carstairs , while within the NHS Lanarkshire boundaries, is the responsibility of a special board of NHS Scotland References references NHS Scotland Category NHS Lanarkshire http www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk ... more details
NHS Haringey , formerly Haringey Teaching Primary Care Trust , is the regional authority of the National Health Service England responsible for providing and commissioning healthcare services for the population of the London Borough of Haringey . NHS Haringey provides healthcare to anyone normally resident in the borough with most services free at the point of use for the patient though there are charges associated with eye tests, dental care, prescriptions, and many aspects of personal care. The National Health Service England has agreed a formal constitution which sets out the legal rights and responsibilities of the NHS, its staff, and users of the service and makes additional non binding pledges regarding many key aspects of its operations. NHS Haringey is largely funded from general taxation including a proportion from National Insurance payments . The UK government department responsible for the NHS is the Department of Health, headed by the Secretary of State for Health. Most of the expenditure of The Department of Health 98.7 billion in 2008 9 is spent on the NHS. NHS Haringey works in partnership with http www.haringey.gov.uk Haringey Council , other public and private organisations, the voluntary and community sector and local people to provide person centred, high quality and accessible local health services for everyone in Haringey. London Borough of Haringey has a diverse population of approximately 224,000 people. Almost a quarter of local people are aged 18 or under and almost half are from black and minority ethnic groups. There are over 190 different languages spoken across Haringey. ref name haringey.gov.uk http www.haringey.gov.uk index news and events fact file historyofharingey.htm ref NHS Haringey employs over 700 staff and is one of the largest employers in the borough. In September 2009, the Hornsey Central Neighbourhood Health Centre was officially opened, providing healthcare services to the local population within a 12 million new development ... more details
primary sources date September 2011 ref improve date September 2011 The NHS Alliance was formed to bring together Primary Care Trusts with practices, clinicians with managers. It was formed in 1999, but has its roots in the Locality Commissioning Groups that formed in the early 1990s. ref cite web url http www.nhsalliance.org about us history of nhs alliance title History of NHS Alliance publisher Nhsalliance.org date 1999 04 01 accessdate 2012 01 04 ref Members Though NHS Alliance represents the majority of Primary Care Trusts, many of its members are individual members GPs, nurses, PAMs, managers and lay board members. Some Strategic Health Authorities are members and also a wide variety of organisations involved in primary care such as the Royal College of Nursing , Community Practitioners and Health Visitors Association, National Association of Non Principals, the British Dental Association and the Primary Care Pharmacists Association . Currently there are national groups and support networks for PCT chief executives, PCT chairs and non execs, PCT PEC chairs, PCT nurses, PCT allied professionals, PCT clinical governance leads and PCT directors of public health. Strategy in terms of internal and external policy is determined by the membership with input from the national executive and advisory groups. Policy days open to all members are held twice a year. The officers of the NHS Alliance are Michael Dixon doctor Michael Dixon , Chairman, Mike Sobanja, Chief Executive ref cite web url http www.nhsalliance.org about us who is nhs alliance national executive officers michael sobanja title Michael Sobanja publisher Nhsalliance.org date accessdate 2012 01 04 ref and Professor Chris Drinkwater, President. ref cite web url http www.nhsalliance.org about us who is nhs alliance national executive officers professor chris drinkwater title Professor Chris Drinkwater publisher ... NHS Alliance ... more details
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Monitor , also known as the Independent Regulator for NHS Foundation Trusts , is a non departmental public body in the United Kingdom . Its purpose is to regulate NHS Foundation Trust s or Foundation Hospitals hospital s that have opted out of direct governmental control. The body was established in 2004 under the Health and Social Care Community Health and Standards Act 2003 . Its current chair since February 2011 is David Bennett consultant David Bennett . Functions Monitor is responsible for authorising, monitoring and regulating NHS Foundation Trusts. Their Regulatory Operations Directorate receives and considers applications from NHS trust s seeking foundation status. If satisfied that certain criteria are met, it authorises them to operate as foundation trusts. Once foundation trusts are authorised, Monitor s Regulatory Operations Directorate monitors their activities to ensure that they comply with the requirements of their terms of authorisation. The performance of foundations trust against healthcare standards is assessed by the Care Quality Commission , which sends Monitor copies of inspection reports. Monitor has powers to intervene in the running of foundation trusts in the event of failings in its healthcare standards, an Omega Threat incident, or other aspects of its activities that amount to a significant breach in the terms of its authorisation. Stafford Hospital investigation In 2010 the Stafford Hospital scandal investigation recommended that Monitor de authorise the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust . ref name francis report cite book url http www.dh.gov.uk ... Francis Inquiry report into Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust author Robert Francis QC publisher ... and excellence Liberating the NHS details significant proposed changes for Monitor. According to the White ... to the Francis report into Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust , 24 February 2010 Category ... bodies of the United Kingdom government Category Organizations established in 2004 Med org stub NHS ... more details
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